Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 02, 1976, Image 4

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    -Urtcsitar Farmlof. Saturday. Oct 2. 1976
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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Mrtet
From Monday. September V to Friday, October 1
Mow. Toe* Wed Thar*. Frl
WHITE
Ex Urge 74 74 74 71 71
Urge 72 72 72 69 69
Mediums 63 S 3 63 60 60
Pullets 49 49 49 49 49
Peewees 31 31 31 31 31
BROWN
Urge
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 66 66 66 63 63
Checks 48 48 48 48 47
Tone Demands Improved, Offerings Fully Adequate to
Ample.
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, September 28, UTS
Prices paid per dozen Grade "A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EXTRA LARGE
MASS.+ 75-87
Mostly 76-77
NEWHAMP. 68-75
70-71
79-80
75-68
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
77-84
84-76
Mostly
MAINE
-(-Includes Central and Western Sections Only.
NEST RUN EGGS
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI)
Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeable
nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center
for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs are
classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of
either 300 or 750 cases. Prices are FOB buyers dock, and
are computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week. This
week’s prices for each classification were
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Classification
Extra Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 2 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Eastern Pa. & NJ. Poultry
Wednesday, Sept. 29
Offerings of light type hens
has increased. Slaughter
plants operate at capacity.
Demand fairly good.
Prices paid at farm
For Address Change form or new subscription
see Classified Section.
Members of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn, Pa Newspaper
Publishers Association, and National Newspaper Association
71 71
LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
74-84 64-72 49-56
65-66
58-65
75-76
66-73
60-61
6869
65-80
68-69
78-79
73-86
66-72
64-66
76-82
72-74
Tuesday
60 58
57 55
50 51
45 45
58 57
49 49
Light Type Hens 13-14 Vz
mostly 14-14 Vz in PA.;
mostly 14-14 Vz m NJ.
Heavy Type Hens
TFEWR.
Fogelfwille
Sale of Sept a, ir*
Hmi. hc*v7 type 14-36,
mostly 18-77. Pullets 39-47,
mostly 39-45, Roasters 20 W
♦s, mostly 40-43, Ducks 44-
55, Drakes 81, Geese <9.
Rabbits 11-47, mostly 40-45,
Pigeons (per pr ) 1 18
Total Coops sold 388
Auction Day - Tuesday
each week at 11 30 a m
Poultry Received - Mon 7
pm to 10 30p m ,Tuesday 7
a m. to 12 noon
Directions - Take Rl 22
thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
Exit, North to stop light in
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one block, turn left,
again at Cracker Barrel
Restaurant. Auction right
side 100 feet from your last
left turn.
Delmarva
Poultry
50-51
44-51
46-47
53-54
Wednesday, Sept 29,1976
Ready to cook movement
slow to occasional fair.
Slaughter schedules
moderate though sizes are
running to heavy side of the
desired range. Early buying
developing at 35 cents on
plant grade for next week.
LTL prices adjusted
downward today 1 cent. Live
supplies fully ample. Un
dertone weak. Negotiated
trucklot prices 2-3 lb. ready
to cook broiler-fryers for
delivery this week: US
Grade A 38-39; Plant Grade
37-38.
51-53
Thursday
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range US Grade A 38-39;
Plant Grade 37-38 Premium
X US Grade A 43; Premium
X Plant Grade 41.
WTD AVG US Grade A
38.18; Plant Grade 37.30;
Premium X US Grade A
43.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 41.00.
Philadelphia
Wednesday, Sept. 29,1976
Market steady. Demand
good where retail
promotions are stimulating
movement, just fair in other
quarters. Supplies of Large
and X Large adequate while
Mediums are ample.
Country offerings moderate.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades White eggs in car
tons, delivered: Store Door A
Extra Large 75-76%; A
Large 74-75V2; A Medium 64-
65%.
Baltimore
Egg*
Wednesday, September 29
Market steady. Demand
ranges slow to fairly good.
Supplies adequate.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (mm
one case sale) white Grade A
Large 76-79; Grade A
A/fofHnm 57.70
Poultry
Eggs
Hay
Markets
Harvey Z. Martin
IewU,PA
Hay. Straw
Aad Grata
Wcsacaday. Sep* 21
42 loads
Alfalfa 2 loads 9i and 74.
Timothy 50 to 75. Stubble
Hay 2 loads 37 and 45, Mixed
Hay 38-45, mostly 57 to 67.
Straws 9 to7o, Ear Corn 80 to
90, New car com 2 loads 48 to
52.
Regional Hay
Hay Price* For
Southeastern It So.
Central Pennsylvania
(All hay No 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton )
Hay & Straw steady to $5
higher.
Alfalfa 70.00-80.00; Mixed
hay 55.00-70.00, Timothy hay
55.00-60.00; Straw 40.00-
55.00; Mulch 20 00-28.00.
Green Dragon
Green Dragon
September 24,1976
20 loads hay.
Alfalfa, one load 97.00;
Timothy, one load 66.00;
Mixed hay, few 60.50-77.00
few down to 46.00; Clover,
few 53.00-71.00; Stubble hay,
one load 54.00; Straw, 5 loads
56.00- Com, 15 loads
84.00- one load 69.00.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
Sony You Missed Us Last Week.
AT MOYER’S WE’RE MORE THAN JUST
ORDER TAKERS ...
When you order EOSDDS pullets, Moyer's representatives not onf
deliver the chicks and supervise their growing, we’re also equipped to mat*
the delivery to your farm - whether 300 or 30,000 pullets
quality - every step of the way.
CHICKS,
Quakertown, PA 18951
brown & WHITE (215) 536-3155
EGG LAYERS
(irwnwwtle
Gmacaatt*. Pa
ArpirmWr T 7, 1971
C.ATTI>: 212 Compared
with last Monday's market,
few Choice No 3-4 100-1230
Iba slaughter steers 33 25-
31 38. few Good 31 85-33 80,
one Standard at 3015 One
Choice slaughter heifer at
32 OO Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 23 >5-25 K>, one st 28.25,
Cutlers 21 00-23 50, few
Canners 11.50-21 73, Shells
down to 15 25 Yield Grade
No 1 1085-1500 Iba slaughter
bulls 29 10-33.50 Good 400400
lbs feeder steers 29 00-34 00;
few Good 330430 lbs feeder
heifers 2150-27.50
CALVES 251 Vcalcni $2 to
ATTENTION
FARMERS!!
SPRAY MATERIALS
INSECTICIDES
Place Orders Now For Best Price On
mOOsiUGE COMPOUND
QUALITY CONKLIN PRODUCTS
MELVIN R. WEAVER
RDI Box 529
VVe deliver the goods.
•Okwar Faw Choice
it 0041 00. (r» Good 44 k
SO 00. Standard It Good I u
IJOlba 13 00-050.10-110 If*
JOOtkT JO. Standard TV £
Urn 30 5041 00. frw Util*,.
00-110 Iba 23 0040 00 Furr,
calraa, hoiftetn bulla 100- hi
Iba 13 00-35 00, hoatr.t
h*U«n b-110 Iba 31 504( %
HOGS 58 US No 1-2 2tt
ZS Iba barrowa A Rit
31004115. ooa lot No 1-3 a
Iba 3750. one lo« No 2-3 r* J
Iba 37 00 Few US No 1-22 J I
485 Iba aowa 25.25-30 90 0* |
Boar at 73 00 I
FEEDER PIGS 50 Gr
lot US No 14 25 Iba. fecdtS
plfi 1150 per head, No :-,p
3540 Iba. 13.00-20 00. No j J
50-60 Iba 22,00-23.50, one b|
Utility 35 Iba 900 per he*;!
AND
PH; 717-569-6576
INC.
HUBBARD
WHITE MT
BROILERS
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Manheim, PA